Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22
COLLISION AT HAvRE DE GRACE.
A Washington Man Killed and n Mum.
Der Of People BADLY Injured.

COLLISION AT HAVRE DE GRACE
A Warrington Man Killed and n Num-.
her Of People Badly Injured.
The fast Congressional express which left WASH
ington at O'Clock yesterday afternoon crashed
into the New York and Washington express at
Havre de Grace about 6 O'Clock, causing fearful
| wreck The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more depot and the railroad track for hundreds OF
yards near It presented a terrible picture. The
fast express struck the baggage car OF the SOUTH
bound train just as it crossed the switch below
the depot and crashing into the parlor cars behind
It, turned two OF them over and completely de-
molished them. The engine, continuing on, teles-
COPIED coach before it could be stopped. The peo-
pie on the north bound train were not hurt other
than to receive some slight shocks. The south
bound train OF SIX cars was fun OF passengers and
slightly hurt, but those I'm the overturned cars
were the worst hurt. There was but one person
Alexander Gautrom, OF Washington, ID. c., about
thirty years old, who was IN the rear car, where
the engine stopped, and was struck by the engine
be released he was scalded 10 death by the escap-
ing steam. The passengers in the two parlor cars
that were turned over Included men, women, and
children AND all or them, with one or two eXcep-
tons were hurt.
THE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Among the ones more seriously hurt were T. A.
Bland, OF Washington, head scalded A. Price, OF
New York, arm and head cut; b. n. Baker, OF Bal
timore, LEFT leg fractured; Rev. J. p. Pinkham, OF
Minneapolis, shoulder blade broken and arm fract-
ured; j. NJ. Wharton, OF Baltimore, skull fractured
and face badly bruised: A. l. Wood, OF Camden.
n. j., seriously hurt about head; Rev. Hobert
Smith, OF Baltimore. leg and hand cut. There
were several Others, whose names could not be
learned-abouJ a dozen in all. The engineer or
the north-bound engine stuck by his post, but the
fireman jumped on before the collision. and re-
ceived some internal injuries. The engine or the
S0uth-b0und train passed on un1n1ured. The
cries and groanS OF the people on the overturned
cars before they were taken out were heartrend-
ing, and many OF them were taken out with diff
Guilty. Five or six physicians were Immediately
summoned, and rendered all The assistance to the
wounded that was possible. The dead man, eau
from, was taken In charge by the agent and placed
in the baggage-rOom, and later turned over TO the
coroner. The more seriously injured were taken
an engine arrived from the south part OF the
congressional train was made up with the engine
and baggage car OF the south bound, and the
greater number OF passengers OF both trains were
brought back to Baltimore. Wrecking trains
rived from Wilmington, and large force OF men
were put to work clearing the track and laying
sidings. The engine (No: CD OF the fast express
Is lying at Havre de Grace a wreck.
THE AIR-BRAKEs DID NOT WORK.
The cause OF the accident was that the Congress
sional express was behind time, and running at a
high rate, passed the signal tower. The signal was
on, but the engineer, w. NJ. Sargent, who is one OF
the Oldest engineers on the road says the air
brakes refused to work. The engine was reversed
but too late for any use. An inquest Will De held
and south, were delayed five hours, ana the tracks
being INSTRUCTED, the passengers were transported
from the different trains. The place where the
collision occurred is only about one hundred yards
from the bridge over the Susquehanna where the
single track switches of TO the double II Is
thought 70 be great wonder that accidents OF
this Kind have not occurred before. The people OF
the town turned out en- maSSe ana thronged along
the tracks, rendering what assistance they could,
the lady passengers especially receiving attention.
When the collision occurred the sound was heard
for squares away. The officers OF the company
were prompt in rendering assistance and aiding
the injured. 1t Will be several days before the
tracks are In shape for regular running. At IL
O'Clock last night all the passengers and baggage
of both north and south bound trains had left
Havre de Grace.
stephen B. Elkins and S. Spencer, vice president
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, says a dis
nnorth-oound train. I'VE were detained at Ba i
more and were fifteen minutes late" said Mr.. FL
kiIs I'VE were running very fast, when we were
out we found two cars OF the south-bound train
lying on their sides and the engine OF our train
dent was caused by the Engineer OF the north
bound train failing TO stop In time to allow the
other train to clear the track. he says he knew
that he was running on the other trains time and
applied the brakes when within mile OF the
bridge, but was unable to control hts train. He
fort to hold his train, but through some defect In
the machinery the heavy engine Numbered on re-
CARELESS OF his efforts The engineer OF the other
the steam into his engine but he was a second too
late to avoid the crash
WHAT PASSENGERS SAY.
Mr.. A. j. LeJambre, OF New York, who was on
the south bound train, gave Baltimore Sun re-
porter the following particulars OF the accident:
81 was sitting in the smoking car of the SOUTH
bound express at the time or the accident talking
with my friend 4. b. HendrickSon, OF New York
All OF a sudden the Congressional express struck
on the SIDE The train which we We're on stopped
about seven minutes at Havre de Grace. just be-
fore we started again heard an engine whistle. II
sounded about miles on. looked out OF the win
dow and saw only single track. We had just ar.
rived at the switch when the trains met. The
engine and baggage car or our train crossed the
Single TRACK The seeperS Turned iG an
pletely over, and the smoker badly wrecked 1t
took fire, but was put out very quickly. One gen.
Instantly killed by either having his head COM |
pletely crushed, or by steam All were taken out |
OF the smoker before the fire gained any headway
Goodness only knows why many more were not |
killed. When the crash came there was a falling |
shower OF broken glass, and then the escaping
steam began TO pour into the car. began TO |
Chamber over the backs of the seats and got out |
the best way could. The smoking car was very |
full think at least fifteen or twenty were badly
injured, but only heard OF one being killed. The
dead man was evidently German and well |
dressed. After the accident asked the conductor
OF our train what caused the accident, and his an
swer was that 1t was misunderstanding OF the |
card" |
Mr.. H. 7. Grant. Jr, Of Providence, R. l., said of
the collision: 81 was sitting In the forward end or
the smoking car when the accident occurred. We
had just started from the depot. just as we got |
under way we heard the whistle OF an engine OF an
approaching train. Twas sitting In the third seat
OF the smoker and on the side toward the north |
bound track. could see the parl0r cars ahead OF
us turning over, and jumped up and started TO |
run back. When the crash came the smoker was |
filled with steam. The engine penetrated the |
smoker TO about where had been sitting. The /
man who was killed was sitting in the front seat |
Of the smoker, right at the stove He was pinned /
down by the debris and suffOcated by steam. His /
flesh was rale, uvid color when he was taken /
out. The engine and baggage-car OF our train had /
passed the junction OF the two tracks but the Pull
mans were too near the Congressional engine TO |
pass. They were nit glancing blow and turned /
completely over, the running gear and glass being
broken. The smoker caught the rull force OF the |
collision and then both trains stopped. The eScap-
ing steam made escape difficult. 1t Is wonder TO
me how we got out at all"
A WASHINGTON MANS EXPERIENcK.
One Of the passengers on the south-bound train
was Mr.. George Martin, Washington correspond
ent OF the Philadelphia Press. He was in the |
smoking Car. speaking OF the accident he said:
1.-THE engine and baggage car OF our train had 1
already passed on to the SWITCH and the engine OF
the limited struck the next car, a parlor car, a
glanctng blow, ripping out the SIDE tearing up the
floor and chairs, and turning the Car over into the
which was treated In the same way. Then came
the smoker, which haa not yet begun to leave the |
main track, and the engine smashed sQuarely into
IL, and II was here that the man was killed. He |
was In one OF the corners or the car, and was |
TANNED in among the broken seats, and was |
scalded 80 badly by the steam as to be unrecog-
nizable. He had a letter In his pocket addressed |
labOr1ng man. The escape OF the passengers in |
the uarlor cars WAS m1raculOuS The engine 4